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postofiice service has been established or
the line on the Gulf, Colorado and SAINTS
Fe Railroad, between Honey Grove SD
Dallas, Tex, distance eighty miles. This
line to be known as the Honey Grove and
Dallas Railway postoffice.
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 1t is stated al
the White House that Secretary Man
ring's successor will be appointed
for several days yet. IL was the Presi-
dents purpose originally 10 have nomi-
mated the Secretary of the Treasury dur
ing the present session of Congress, bu
he has been so much engaged with oth5l
matters requiring immediate attention, he
has not been able to give the subject the
consideration it deserves. AS Secretary
MauniDg's Resignation does moi
take effect until April /, the
President Will have ample time
% ill the office after adjournment
before it will be vacated. The delay in
making the appointment is regarded as
unfavoruble to the promotion Of Assistant
Secretary Fairchild, inasmuch as had the
President decided to give him the Office
further consideration of the question
would be unnecessary. He is now devot,
| ing his entire time and attention to Con
gresslonal matters, and the members OF
his Cabinet are doing the same. There
VIII be an informal meeting of the Cabi-
net at the White House this evening Tor
the consideration OF all bills, etc, which
may in the meantime be submitted to the
| President.
a second conference on the postotiice
appropriation bill has, like the first, re-
suited in a disagreement on the subsidy
amendment.
THE TEXAS Investigations.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the Texas
investigation this morning the counsel
for the prosecution commenced the sub
mission of evidence in rebuttaI. John \.
Vernon, who held the inquest over the
body of Devices Bolton, testified that the
coat On the body Of Bolton was a "siicker
rain coat" IN support of evidence that
Bolton wore such coat as part OF his dis
guise when he entered the polling place
for the alleged purpose Of raiding it. The
prosecution also submitted in evidence a
letter published in the BRENNAN Daily
Banner on the morning OF the
investigation meeting signed by Potter,
one OF the Republicans charged with
melting the negroes to arms, in which it
was denied that he had directly or indi-
leCtly advised the ColOred people to arm
and the report was characterized as
WIiiful aud malicious lie. The Republi-
cans, the latter said, had advised the
people Just to the contrary, assured thst
the conservative elements of the white
people would not permit any unlawful
acts or any violence to be perpetrated
upon the negroes. The letter also says
that the CCl0red people relying upon the
assurances CT the writer and his friends,
apprehended 10 danger, and that they
were not armed. The committee then
adjourned until Saturday.
REPORT OF THE CURTIN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March chairman
Curtin OF the select committee created by
the House of Representatives to, inquire
into the cause and extent of the western
railroad strikes to-day submitted the ro-
port Of that committee. BY far the larger
part Of the report is devoted to history
of the origin and progress of the Missouri
Pacific strike and 9 reCapitulation of the
testimony taken by the committee. In
summing up the report says: "With re-
gard to the general question Of the right
of v orkmen to combine for determining
with their employers the terms on which
only they will consent TO work for them,
provided the combinations be perfectly
voluntary and full liberty be left to all
other Workmen to undertake the work
and no obstruction be placed in the way
Of the employer resorting elsewhere in
this country in the search of q supply of
labor, we think there is no ground for in
justice or sound policy for with
holding such right from workmen.
1t cannot be doubted that a demand
backed by resolution of a large body of
workmen to decline to work if the de-
maad be not GCCeded to, comes with
more force than that of isolated work
men. Workmen may reasonably claim to
be allowed any advantage which they can
derive from such concerted action in
bargaining with employers from time to
time as to the terms on which they will
dispose of their labor. But upon the
same principle and for precisely SINH
lar reason, whilst conceding to such
workmen as desire to exercise an eX-
tended right to combine against their
employees, especial care should be taken
that an equsl right be secured to those
woTkmen who desire to keep aloof from
the combination and dispose of their IL
hor with perfect individual freedom.
Workmen who think it for their 6dvan-
tsge to combine together in the disposal
of their labor are 70 more justified
in constituting any other man
who does not desire to
enter such combination and bling his
labor into the common stock with theirs
than an association of capitalists are, in
combining to advance prices of rates Of
to be paid by the general
public. There can be no doubt that con-
centration of wealth and power and OPP
pressiOnS which have occurred, as shown
in the evidence taken, have promoted I'M
rest of labor. This is painfully apparent. |
Whatever remedy will give proper protec- !
ton to capital invested in railroads of the !
country and at the same time protect en- |
ployes from injustice and oppression,
your committee propose that they shall |
together as single instrument Of
our Interstate commerce be looked !
upon as servants OF the people |
of the United States and as
5 UGH be regulated and protected by law.
Whatever may be the defects of the in
ter-state commerce law, an enlightened |
commission soon to be appointed will |
recommend prompt legislation to give the
protection which is needed to those who |
are interested only in the regular and
proper operation and management OF rail
roads. The majority of your committee
came believe that arbitration can be
{ Elective, for the reason that there must
be two parties to arbitration, and either
may decline, and when disturbances